Natural Gas Rates in IL by City

Natural Gas Customers in IL

^ Illinois has an estimated 3,903,569 residential natural gas consumers, or approximately 5.7% of the total number in the nation [Read More]

Natural Gas Rates in Illinois

Residential Natural Gas Rates in Illinois

Residential natural gas prices in Illinois in December 2018 averaged $7.30 per thousand cubic feet, which was approximately 24.2% less than the national average rate of $9.63 per thousand cubic feet (December 2018). [1]

Month

U.S. Residential Natural Gas Price

Illinois Residential Natural Gas Price

January

8.91 $/Mcf

6.66 $/Mcf

February

9.63 $/Mcf

6.91 $/Mcf

March

9.78 $/Mcf

6.81 $/Mcf

April

10.04 $/Mcf

7.57 $/Mcf

May

13.64 $/Mcf

12.61 $/Mcf

June

16.51 $/Mcf

15.17 $/Mcf

July

17.92 $/Mcf

18.98 $/Mcf

August

18.63 $/Mcf

19.09 $/Mcf

September

17.32 $/Mcf

17.47 $/Mcf

October

12.26 $/Mcf

9.84 $/Mcf

November

9.43 $/Mcf

6.92 $/Mcf

December

9.63 $/Mcf

7.30 $/Mcf

*Prices listed as 0 (zero) are not available (N/A).

Industrial Natural Gas Rates in Illinois

In December 2018, industrial natural gas prices in Illinois averaged $5.36 per thousand cubic feet, or about 1.8% less than the average rate of $5.46 per thousand cubic feet in the U.S. overall that month. [1]

Month

U.S. Industrial Natural Gas Price

Illinois Industrial Natural Gas Price

January

4.48 $/Mcf

5.17 $/Mcf

February

4.86 $/Mcf

0.00 $/Mcf

March

4.02 $/Mcf

4.86 $/Mcf

April

3.90 $/Mcf

4.88 $/Mcf

May

3.81 $/Mcf

5.37 $/Mcf

June

3.78 $/Mcf

5.97 $/Mcf

July

3.76 $/Mcf

6.99 $/Mcf

August

3.67 $/Mcf

7.23 $/Mcf

September

3.75 $/Mcf

6.34 $/Mcf

October

4.04 $/Mcf

5.60 $/Mcf

November

4.51 $/Mcf

0.00 $/Mcf

December

5.46 $/Mcf

5.36 $/Mcf

*Prices listed as 0 (zero) are not available (N/A).

Natural Gas Usage in Illinois

Residential Natural Gas Consumption in Illinois

Residential natural gas usage in IL in December 2018 was 63,233 million cubic feet, or approximately 8.2% of the total residential consumption in the U.S. of 768,744 million cubic feet that month. [1]

Month

Illinois Residential Natural Gas Consumption

U.S. Residential Natural Gas Consumption

December 2018

63233 million cubic feet

768744 million cubic feet

*Amounts listed as 0 (zero) are not available (N/A).

Industrial Natural Gas Consumption in Illinois

In December 2018, industrial natural gas usage in IL totaled 26,043 million cubic feet, which was about 3.5% of the industrial natural gas used in the U.S. in its entirety (753,143 million cubic feet) that month. [1]

Illinois Natural Gas Prices

Residential natural gas consumers in the state of Illinois (as a whole) pay approximately 24.2% less than the average residential natural gas rate in the United States overall.

Industrial natural gas consumers in Illinois pay about 1.8% less than the average industrial natural gas rate in the United States overall.

Household Income in Illinois

Household Income: IL vs. Nation

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Summary for Illinois

How Household Income in Illinois Compares to the U.S.

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How Residential Natural Gas Prices in IL Compare to the U.S.

In December 2018, residential natural gas prices in Illinois averaged approximately $7.30 per thousand cubic feet, which was about 24.2 percent less than the average residenial cost in the United States overall ($9.63 per thousand cubic feet). [1]

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